August 19, 2026
Dr. Logan and collaborator Dr. Lewis-de los Angeles recently published a paper on the bidirectional associations between physical activity and mental health symptoms during adolescent development. 

Aug 5-8, 2026
The lab traveled to Chicago for the 2026 biannual meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM). Everyone presented on their recent work in pediatric exercise neuroscience, we engaged in fantastic science, met great people, and enjoyed the city! 

July 21, 2026
Congratulations to Haley Forbes on passing her doctoral comprehensive exams! 

June 15, 2026
Dr. Logan contributed to Chapter 17: Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This textbook is a great addition to our field of exercise neuroscience, led by editors Liye Zou, Liu Ji, Fabian Herold, and Aiguo Chen. See the textbook here!

May 25, 2026
Dr. Logan was recently interviewed by BBC reporter Melissa Hogenboom about the importance of physical activity for cognitive function in children with obesity.  Read the article here!

April 29, 2026
We are so excited to share that our paper on pediatric cognitive health, physical health, and sports participation was awarded the 2025 Paper of the Year Award by ACSM's Exercise, Sport & Movement Journal! See the press release here, and access our original article here. 

April 23, 2026
Congratulations to Michelle Lim on passing her doctoral comprehensive exams! 

March 31, 2026
Dr. Logan, Michelle, and collaborators, Dr. Sabik and Dr. Ward-Ritacco, recently published a paper on the benefits of sleep and physical activity for improving mental health in midlife women during menopause. 

Nov 25, 2025
Dr. Logan, Janis, and collaborator Dr. Lewis-de los Angeles recently published a paper about the impact of pubertal progression on physical activity trends during female adolescent development. 

Feb 7, 2026
Congratulations to Haley Forbes on receiving the 2026 Early Investigator Award for her abstract and presentation at the Clinical Exercise Physiology Association (CEPA) annual conference. Watch her presentation, 'Cardiopulmonary Fitness and Psychosocial Function in Fontan Youth'  here. 

Nov 25, 2025
Dr. Logan & Michelle recently wrote a commentary for Pediatric Research - about the efficacy of exercise for executive function in Children with ADHD. 

Oct 10, 2025
Congratulations to Haley Forbes on receiving the Dr. James P. Reid Endowed Scholarship in Kinesiology! 

Sep 5, 2025
Congratulations to Michelle Lim on receiving the Academic Excellence Scholarship from the New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine! She has also been awarded a Research Assistant position in URI's inaugural T32 predoctoral training program. Congrats, Michelle!  

Sep 2, 2025
Congratulations to Haley Forbes on passing her Clinical Exercise Physiology exam! Haley is now an ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologists (ACSM-CEP®). 

July 16, 2025
Our new paper is out today: Heightened menopausal symptoms mediate the associations between stress and depressive symptoms among midlife women. This is the first of many projects we are undertaking in the lab to shed light on the importance of women’s brain health. Link to paper. 

July 15, 2025
Dr. Logan was interviewed by G. Wayne Miller at Ocean State Stories about her research on Physical Activity, ADHD, and Executive Function in Children. Link to story here; and featured in RI-PBS here. 

May 27, 2025
The lab went to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) annual meeting in Atlanta, GA! Janis, Michelle, Haley, Alex, and Dr. Logan all presented their research in talks and posters. 

April 22, 2025
12 students represented the Logan Lab today at the annual College of Health Sciences Research Night at URI! Congratulations to Haley, Michelle, Janis, Steve, Kane, Alex, Abbie, Tiffany, Maureen, Kelly, Charlotte and Alexa on their research posters! 

April 7, 2025
10 students represented the Logan Lab today at the annual Neuroscience Symposium at URI! Congratulations to Michelle, Janis, Kane, Alex, Abbie, Tiffany, Maureen, Kelly, Charlotte and Alexa on their research posters! 

March 29, 2025
The Logan Lab went to the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) annual conference in Boston! Janis, Michelle and Dr. Logan all presented their research posters. 

March 22, 2025
The Logan Lab was at BrainWaves Rhode Island for the second year in a row! SO great seeing such a fantastic community turnout! 

Dec 6, 2024
Congratulations to Doctoral Student Michelle Lim who was awarded one of URI's Enhancement of Graduate Research Awards!
A full list of awardees can be found here. 

Nov 21, 2024
Doctoral students Michelle Lim and Janis Gaudreau worked with Dr. Logan on a project identifying the benefits of after-school sports on physical and brain health. Published today in Exercise, Sport and Movement. Read it here!

Nov 20, 2024
The Logan Lab had a great visit from President Parlange today!  He saw our ABM Student-Athlete Cayla run a treadmill VO2max test in the HPL lab (operated by Haley, Kane, and Kelly), and our undergraduate student Maureen wearing an EEG cap in our Neuroimaging Lab (operated by Janis and Michelle). 

Oct 17-18, 2024
The Logan Lab traveled to the New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (NE-ACSM) Fall Conference in Springfield, MA.  Dr. Logan presented two seminars, while students Michelle, Janis, Steve, and Alex presented their graduate work. Great representation at NE-ACSM! 

Sept 20, 2024
Dr. Logan presented some of the lab's latest research in Granada, Spain, at the  II INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS “PROMOTING BRAIN HEALTH THROUGH EXERCISE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN". 

May 28-31 2024
The lab went to ACSM in Boston together! Dr. Logan, Michelle Lim, Janis Gaudreau, and Erynn Field had presentations to demonstrate the lab's ongoing research on women's health and pediatric brain health. Dr. Logan won the ACSM New Investigator Award for her work on Women's Health! 

May 19, 2024
Erynn Field graduated with a Masters of Kinesiology, and Janis Gaudreau graduated with a Masters of Neuroscience! Congratulations Team! 

May 16, 2024
Our project on Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in Children with ADHD has been featured in the URI News: Rhody Today, in the Providence Journal, and on the Rhode Island Foundation website!  

April 10, 2024
Janis Gaudreau defended their AMAZING Master's Thesis on their research, titled 'The Interaction of Early Life Experiences, Physical Health, and Socio-Economic Status on Neurocognitive Function In Youth'. We are so proud of you, Janis!!!!! 

March 11, 2024
Dr. Logan received the Medical Research Grant from the Rhode Island Foundation for her research on Physical Activity and Executive Function in Children with ADHD! 

March 9, 2024
Our lab was able to talk about our research to local families and hand out information on exercise and brain health at the Pawtucket Brain Fair! It was a great community turnout - Brain Waves Rhode Island organized a fantastic event! 

December 20, 2023
Dr. Logan collaborated with URI faculty in Kinesiology, Physical Therapy, and Communicative Disorders to publish a new article on the P3 ERP outcomes of cycling in older adults. Published today Progress in Brain Research. Read it here!

December 19, 2023
Dr. Logan's article on the complex associations between adiposity, fitness, mental well-being and neurocognitive function after exercise was published today in Progress in Brain Research. Read it here!

Nov 20, 2023
Dr. Logan and INP collaborators (Dr. Baron, Dr. Furmanek, Dr. Hartman, Dr. McGough, and Dr. Mankodiya) received a $220,000 grant from the Champlin Foundation to form the Neuro-Learning Centre with TMS and fNIRS equipment!